[ECOLOG-L] PhD at U Laval, Québec: Modelling gene introgression in native Populus of western Canada

2009-05-22 Thread Steven G. Cumming
Modelling gene introgression in native Populus of western Canada A PhD position in population genetics and ecological modelling is available with Université Laval and the Canadian Forest Service (Laurentian Research Center; CFS). Full funding is provided by the Canadian Regulatory

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate studenship in caribou habitat/population modellin g at Université Laval

2008-07-14 Thread Steven G. Cumming
Spatial simulation of habitat supply for the Bathurst caribou herd, Northwest Territories, under fire, human landuse and climate change. An NSERC funded graduate position in wildlife habitat modelling is available in the Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt, Université Laval. Working

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Salix success?

2008-08-25 Thread Steven G. Cumming
Hi, Patrick. Long time! I think we corresponded once about Poisson and NB models of fire occurrence back in 1999 or so. Here, I am intrigued to learn that willows are insect pollinated. Putting this together with their considerable diversity (for northern species) such that reportedly almost no

[ECOLOG-L] PhD opportunity in waterfowl habitat modelling at Universi té Laval

2008-12-05 Thread Steven G. Cumming
Modelling waterfowl distribution and abundance in Canadian boreal forest. A PhD position in wildlife habitat modelling is available in the Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt, Université Laval, in collaboration with Ducks Unlimited Canada. The position will be funded via an NSERC/

[ECOLOG-L] Seeking old review/tutorial article on r vs \lambda

2009-01-09 Thread Steven G. Cumming
Greetings: sometime in the past 10 or 15yr, a helpful review article appeared explaining the two related demographic parameters sometimes called r and \lambda that describe population growth rates as derived from demographic models of various sorts. I'm fairly certain it appeared in the ESA Bull

Re: [ECOLOG-L] PhD opportunity: spatial dynamic modelling of bore al forest Carbon budgets, Université Laval, Québ ec.

2009-02-01 Thread Steven G. Cumming
I'm sorry to pester, but did this get posted last week? If so I seem to have misse it Steve Cumming Canada Research Chair in Boreal Ecosystems Modelling Sciences du bois et de la forêt Université Laval (418) 656-2131 poste 2593 -Original Message- From: Steven G. Cumming

[ECOLOG-L] PhD opportunity: spatial dynamic modelling of boreal for est Carbon budgets, Université Laval, Québec.

2009-02-04 Thread Steven G. Cumming
Spatial simulation of carbon dynamics in Québec boreal forest under climate change We are seeking a PhD student, interested in statistical ecology and spatial simulation, to help us to parameterise and implement predictive spatial models of the carbon budgets of boreal forests. The amount of c

[ECOLOG-L] PhD/MSc position in Québec: Modelling waterfowl distri bution and abundance in Candian boreal forest

2008-03-24 Thread Steven G. Cumming
Modelling waterfowl distribution and abundance in Candian boreal forest. An externally funded 3yr graduate position in wildlife habitat modelling is available in the Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt, Université Laval, in collaboration with Ducks Unlimited Canada. T

[ECOLOG-L] Barren-ground caribou habitat modelling: graduate resear ch opportunity in Québec

2008-03-25 Thread Steven G. Cumming
Spatial simulation of habitat supply for the Bathurst caribou herd, Northwest Territories, under fire, human landuse and climate change. An NSERC funded graduate position in wildlife habitat modelling is available in the Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt, Université Laval. Worki